{"id":3830,"date":"2026-10-17T05:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T05:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2026-10-17T06:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T06:48:08","slug":"houston-community-media-honours-journalists-at-2026-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/houston-community-media-honours-journalists-at-2026-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Community Media Honours Journalists at 2026 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Community Media Honours Excellence in Journalism at 2026 Awards Ceremony<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Houston Community Media Second Annual Expo, Conference and Awards<\/p>\n

Report prepared by Kainat Rajput | 15 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Houston, Texas \u2014 Houston Community Media (HCoM) presented its 2026 awards, honouring excellence in journalism, on 8 October 2026 at the Alief ISD Center for Talent Development in Houston, Texas. The ceremony formed the closing highlight of the organisation\u2019s Second Annual Expo, Conference and Awards, which brought together community journalists, ethnic media representatives, public officials, communication specialists, advocates and digital content creators. The awards ceremony was hosted by Antonio Hernandez, news anchor for Noticiero Telemundo Houston, and the event was supported by Houston Endowment, which has contributed to the organisation\u2019s work over the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Tariq khan received award for Desitvusa<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Rayan Tajero in the center( one Philippine Texes ) , Influencer of the year award recipients on left Tariq khan TPPI Group of Companies and on right Anthony Advincula ACoM<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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L to R Elisa Villanuvela Beard, Sandy Close, Ruth Lopez Turley,Kenneth Li and Nakia Cooper<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Elisa Villanuvela Beard<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The awards recognised outstanding work in community and ethnic journalism across Houston\u2019s multilingual newsrooms, with first and second places awarded in most categories. Winning entries were published in English, Spanish and Chinese and covered subjects ranging from elections, immigration and healthcare to youth, the environment and small business. Houston Community Media, founded by 16 members, now represents more than 60 community media organisations, encompassing over 85 multilingual and multimedia news outlets.<\/p>\n

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Houston Community Media award recipients at the Alief center Annual Expo 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event also recognised HCoM\u2019s founding members and individuals who have supported the organisation\u2019s development over the past two years. Among the 16 founding members acknowledged was Tariq Khan of Pakistan Publications, Inc. DesiTVUSA received an award for the second year in a row, having received the Community Visibility Award last year, alongside representatives of various ethnic media organisations serving Houston\u2019s diverse communities. Special recognition was also extended to community leaders, nonprofit representatives, advocates and communications professionals who have contributed to HCoM\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

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L to R Elisa Villanuvela Beard, Sandy Close, Ruth Lopez Turley,Kenneth Li and Nakia Cooper<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Commissioner Lesley Briones with Syan Rhodes<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Sandy Close present award to AJ Durrani EMGAGE<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sandy Close ACoM and HCoM Founder<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Nakia Cooper HCoM, Lesley Briones and Sandy Close<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Joy Langston Executive VP & C.O.O Southwestern Bank and sponsor of the Expo<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Proud Sponsor of HCoM Expo 2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tariq Nehal khan with Anthony Advincula ACoM New York New Jersey and Sandy Close the Founder of HCoM and ACoM Second Annual Award back to back for Ethnic Media Services<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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MASTER OF CEREMONIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Antonio Hernandez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Telemundo Houston, KTMD<\/p>\n

Antonio Hernandez is a news anchor for Noticiero Telemundo Houston, which airs weekends at 4:30 pm and 10 pm on Telemundo Houston\/KTMD, the local station serving the Spanish-speaking community in the Houston area. As part of the Noticiero Telemundo Houston team, Hernandez reports on breaking news.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST ELECTION COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n1ST PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Southern Chinese Daily News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Story: <\/strong>\u201cA cross-party vote by two Democratic lawmakers sparks controversy over party disciplinary action.\u201d<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n2ND PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Esparza<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a1Que Onda! Magazine<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cExclusive Interview: Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia on Housing, Immigration and Her Re-Election Campaign\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a pre-primary interview, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, the first Latina to represent Texas\u2019s 29th Congressional District, traces her path from a South Texas farmworker family to Congress. She explains her plans to respond to rising housing costs, threats to health insurance subsidies and fear of immigration enforcement in Houston communities, including her Restoring Community Trust Act, which would bar the federal government from forcing local police to enforce immigration detainers. Garcia also discusses serving in the minority party, the federal money she brought home for flood control, transit and clinics, and redistricting that she says dilutes the voices of Harris County\u2019s two million Latinos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST ARTS, CULTURE & SPORTS COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n1ST PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tzu-Chang Tung<\/strong><\/p>\n

Korean Journal Houston<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cGreat Harmony Transcending Generations, Ethnicities, and Genders: The Houston Korean Softball 2026 Summer League\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Houston\u2019s Korean American softball league, a community tradition that once drew more than 1,000 players and fans in the 1980s and 1990s, returns after a decade-long hiatus caused by generational turnover and the pandemic, reports Tzu-Chang Tung for Korean Journal Houston. Across a nine-week summer season, teams fielded players from 13-year-old Little Leaguers to people in their sixties, and Korean Central Presbyterian Church went 11-2-1 to claim its second straight title.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n2ND PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Todd Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regal Magazine<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cMiss Texas USA Taylor Davis Discusses Legacy, Leadership\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a video interview with RegalMag.com recorded the day before she left for the Miss USA competition in Reno, Taylor Davis, an Allen native and the fourth Black woman to be crowned Miss Texas USA, responds to critics who dismissed her as a DEI pick to represent the nation\u2019s winningest pageant state. Crediting her confidence to her time at Howard University, where she had her first Black teacher, Davis also discusses working as a social media data analyst for the NFL in a male-dominated field, mentorship under 2016 Miss USA winner Deshauna Barber, and competing for several years before she won the Texas crown.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST COVERAGE OF ECONOMY & SMALL BUSINESS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Texas Chinese Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Story: <\/strong>\u201cAsk Me About Taxes: Safe and Sound\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Hosted by CPA Ninggang Yao, Texas Chinese Radio\u2019s \u201cAsk Me About Taxes: Safe & Sound\u201d translates complex tax rules, financial regulations and economic policy into practical, in-language guidance for Chinese-speaking listeners in Houston. Built around listeners\u2019 real-world questions, episodes cover e-commerce tax compliance, real estate partnerships, property tax exemptions, Social Security, retirement and estate planning, trusts, overseas income and international assets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n2ND PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Domingo Banda<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Prensa de Houston<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cWill The Price of Tomatoes Go Up?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a Spanish-language report for La Prensa de Houston, Domingo Banda answers a question striking a chord in Latino kitchens: will the price of tomatoes rise? Drawing on USDA, FDA and Commerce Department data, he explains how the end of a nearly three-decade U.S.\u2013Mexico tomato agreement in July 2025 triggered an antidumping duty of more than 20% on most tomato imports from Mexico, which comprise 69% of the fresh tomatoes available in the U.S., and why consumers should expect higher prices later in the year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST YOUTH & EDUCATION COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\nPoojasai Kona<\/strong><\/td>\n		1ST PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poojasai Kona, Aris Kian, Ariana Lee and Andrea Hernandez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shift Press<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cStudents Speak Up, Call Out and Advocate for the Community\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

High school journalist Poojasai Kona argues that federal defunding of public media gives school administrators cover to censor student reporters, and that the risk falls hardest on the 32 states without New Voices laws protecting student press freedom. Tracing what she calls a \u201ctop-down trickle of censorship\u201d from national media to school newsrooms, and drawing on her own interviews with student advocates and the Student Press Law Center, she makes the case that who controls what young people are allowed to write shapes both local coverage and pipelines into professional newsrooms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\n		Houston Youth Poet Laureate Ariana Lee talks with Aris Kian, the youngest person ever named Houston Poet Laureate, about how the academic literary world sidelines spoken word poetry and about using a city-backed title to advocate for her people rather than for City Hall. Kian also talks about the state takeover of the Houston Independent School District, including the conversion of local school libraries into discipline centres, against the joy and hope she finds in Houston\u2019s slam poetry community.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Taking her story\u2019s title from a Harris County commissioner\u2019s description of the county\u2019s \u201chealthy working relationship\u201d with ICE, which transferred 3,600 people to federal custody in 2023, Andrea Hernandez traces how local cooperation feeds deportations through county jail-bed contracts, ICE detainers issued without judicial warrants, and a state law requiring sheriffs who run jails to sign 287(g) agreements. She argues that these partnerships push crime victims into the shadows, citing a Salvadoran woman who called HPD to report domestic abuse and was flagged for an ICE warrant, and shows how jails jeopardise detainees during disasters such as Hurricane Harvey.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Texas Chinese Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Story: <\/strong>\u201cHand-in-Hand Parenting Time\u201d and \u201cImpact of AI on Youth\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For more than 20 years, Texas Chinese Radio host Pamela Hu and University of Houston\u2013Victoria education professor Hsin-Hui Lin have brought child development knowledge to Chinese-speaking families through \u201cHand in Hand: Parenting Time\u201d, pairing academic research with everyday questions on topics ranging from parents\u2019 roles, children\u2019s spending money and perfectionist parenting. In one featured episode on AI and youth, Lin calls the technology\u2019s impact on childhood \u201ca very expensive experiment\u201d, warning that children who lean on AI unsupervised can miss the tone, facial expressions and body language they learn from human interaction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST ENVIRONMENT COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Xin Ping and Yi Yongji<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cAbandoned apartments pose a safety hazard and will be demolished and renovated to improve the environment\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A Spring Branch apartment complex that sat abandoned for years, turning into a fire hazard and a magnet for crime, will be razed and redeveloped into public safety and flood-control infrastructure, Xin Ping and Yi Yongji report for NTD Television. With a total investment of more than $137 million, including $18.6 million to acquire the complex and $2 million to demolish it, the property will be replaced by 2030 with a new police station, a fire station and an underground flood detention facility expected to protect more than 1,000 nearby homes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Eghosa Edebor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christian Herald, Disaster Preparedness<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cHow Texas Families Can Prepare Before Disaster Strikes\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Drawing from a Houston Community Media briefing for The Christian Herald, Edebor turns advice from Harris County emergency management and nonprofit leaders into a preparedness guide for Greater Houston families facing hurricanes, floods, freezes and extreme heat. Pairing the argument that \u201cpreparedness is a year-round responsibility\u201d with a warning from Harris County Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Murray that \u201cno level of government can sustain five million people for a day\u201d, Edebor walks readers through building a seven-to-10-day supply kit, understanding insurance deductibles and flood coverage, signing up for Ready Harris alerts, calling 211 for help and finding local emergency resources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST ESSAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ayaan Moledina<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shift Press<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cLiving Through the Darkness: My Journey with Mental Health Advocacy\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a first-person essay written during National Suicide Prevention Month, 16-year-old advocate Ayaan Moledina writes about living with depression, OCD and anxiety since he was 10, surviving a suicide attempt after classmates ignored his calls for help, losing a close friend to suicide and watching his mosque community cut off mental health discussion after his friend\u2019s funeral. Describing his work as federal policy director for Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, he argues that policy alone will not save young lives without empathy from the schools, parents, faith leaders and peers around them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST HEALTH & HEALTHCARE COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n1ST PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Domingo Banda<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Prensa de Houston<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cIn the Fight Against Cervical Cancer, the Common Cold and Blood Pressure\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A series of public service reports raising awareness of cervical cancer, flu vaccine, common cold and blood pressure prevention guidelines, tailored for the local Spanish-speaking community. These health advisory reports emphasise the importance of regular screenings to prevent cervical cancer, vaccinations to combat severe complications during peak seasonal illness, and lifestyle modifications, risk assessment and early treatment to help adults manage high blood pressure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jay Malhotra and Gautam Sinha<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indo American News Radio<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cWomen and Menopause with Dr Anushree Kumar\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On this Indo American News Radio broadcast, hosts Jay Malhotra and Gautam Sinha talk with Dr Anushree Kumar, a certified menopause specialist in Sugar Land, about what happens to women\u2019s bodies during perimenopause and menopause, including research showing South Asian women tend to reach menopause earlier, with up to a third reaching it before 45, which raises long-term heart and metabolic risks. Kumar explains how hormone therapy can relieve symptoms and protect long-term health, especially for women who have had their ovaries removed, and urges listeners to find doctors who look at a woman\u2019s whole health, including ruling out thyroid disease or iron deficiency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST IMMIGRATION COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Laura Clis\u00e1nchez<\/strong><\/td>\n

1ST PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Luis Castillo and Laura Clis\u00e1nchez<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Esquina TX<\/p>\n

Series: <\/strong>\u201cThey Come Looking For One Person and Take Others\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In \u201cTerrenos Houston: El Sue\u00f1o Americano Embargado\u201d (\u201cHouston Land: The American Dream Foreclosed\u201d), a three-part, in-language investigation for La Esquina TX, Castillo and Clis\u00e1nchez examine Colony Ridge, a 33,000-acre development in Liberty County whose promise of affordable land turned into owner-financed lots sold at interest rates as high as 12.9% with no check on buyers\u2019 ability to pay, pushing mostly Latino families into foreclosure. The series follows the buyers who lost everything, while political rhetoric branding the area a crime and illegal immigration hotspot brought immigration raids that silenced residents. Federal and state lawsuits followed, ultimately leading to a $68 million settlement in February 2026.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Miguel Mej\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Prensa de Houston<\/p>\n

Story: <\/strong>\u201cRevoking Visas, Birthright Citizenship and New Migrant Detention Centers\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a series of in-language special reports for La Prensa de Houston published from July 2025 to August 2026, Miguel Mej\u00eda gives a running account of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown, from the opening of tent detention camps at Florida\u2019s \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d and Fort Bliss in El Paso to militarised zones that now cover about a third of the U.S.\u2013Mexico border. Drawing on civil rights lawyers, lawmakers, border residents and federal officials, the series documents violent arrests, harsh detention conditions, 1,400+ migrants charged with trespassing in military zones, hundreds of thousands of planned visa cancellations and a Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship that could redefine who gets to be an American.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nINFLUENCER OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bell White<\/strong><\/p>\n

@TotallyRandie<\/p>\n

Bell White, known as TotallyRandie, is a Houston-based digital journalist and content creator who works as National Social Media Correspondent for NNPA\u2019s Black Press of America and also curates content for Houston Style Magazine. On TotallyRandie.com and across her social channels, she mixes culture coverage with reporting on issues facing Black communities, including the redistricting behind Rep. Al Green\u2019s primary defeat after 21 years in Congress and the crash of an 18-wheeler freight truck that killed four young Texas women. Her additional work for BlackPressUSA ranges from interviews on prostate cancer among Black men to coverage of Houston community initiatives, including Travis Scott\u2019s Cactus Jack Foundation STEM programme teaming up with NASA, and the city\u2019s Movement Festival honouring George Floyd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nINFLUENCER OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ryan Tejero<\/strong><\/p>\n

@onepinoytx \u2013 One Philippines Texas<\/p>\n

Ryan Tejero, editor of One Philippines Texas, is a Houston-based community journalist and content creator who covers Filipino life in Texas. Across One Philippines\u2019 social channels, he mixes cultural pride content with direct political access, landing a one-on-one interview with Senate candidate James Talarico, securing credentialed access to The Texas Tribune Festival, and amplifying Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones\u2019 engagement with the Filipino community.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BEST WEBSITE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Forward Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

www.forwardtimes.com<\/p>\n

The digital home of the Houston Forward Times, the Black newspaper founded in 1960 and still run by the Carter family, publishes original reporting on the local news, politics, business, health and culture issues that matter most to the Black community it serves. Judges singled out its original reporting and ease of reading; its editorial depth made it the standout entry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

FOUNDING MEMBERS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

HCoM\u2019s 16 founding members, including Tariq Khan of Pakistan Publications, Inc., were acknowledged for their role in the organisation\u2019s development. DesiTVUSA was recognised for the second year in a row, and special recognition was extended to community leaders, nonprofit representatives, advocates and communications professionals who have contributed to HCoM\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

The 2026 awards ceremony highlighted the essential role of ethnic and community media in informing the public, encouraging civic participation and bringing diverse communities together. DesiTVUSA and all of our newspapers will publish separate reports on each of the award recipients.<\/p>\n

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